NSGP Board of Directors, Executive Committee
PresidentGuy R. Croteau, LICSW, CGPAfter 20 years working in Information Technology, Guy Croteau, LICSW, CGP became a therapist after graduating Boston University in 2001. He's been in Private Practice since 2014 and previously worked at Fenway Health for 8 years where he led a number of gay men's groups and other groups for those with chronic mental health issues. Guy joined NSGP in 2011 following the completion of the Principles Course. He then served on the Executive Board as Treasurer for 2 consecutive terms (2016-2020). He believes that NSGP has a dynamic and integral role to play in the professional lives of those who facilitate groups in any setting. He also strongly advocates for NSGP's growth in areas of diversity, inclusion and equity and looks forward to helping lead NSGP to become a more welcoming organization to all who want to participate. |
President-ElectJoel Krieg, LICSW, CGPJoel Krieg, is a social worker with a private practice in Cambridge. He has worked in various settings - inpatient, partial hospitalization programs, and community mental health centers. Joel was introduced to NSGP in June 2010 after reaching out for help with the PHP groups he was tasked to lead at the time - he was struggling. The very next day he biked to Simmons College to attend NSGP's Annual Conference. It was a day/weekend that greatly changed his personal and professional trajectory. Through supervision, being in groups, observing groups, and learning about groups, he went from dreading them to absolutely loving them. He's been involved in NSGP from the get-go, chairing or co-chairing the Breakfast Club, Training, and Scholarship Committees and presenting and leading/co-leading in several ways. Joel has been less active in recent years due to starting a family and covid, and he can't wait to continue the work of helping NSGP be a rich, vibrant community that is welcoming to people of all identities. |
TreasurerDr. William Sharp, PsyaD, LMHCWilliam Sharp, PsyaD, LMHC, CGP is a psychoanalyst who received his doctorate from the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis in 2010. He trained in Modern Psychoanalysis at BGSP and in the weekend training program at the Center for Group Studies in New York City. William is an associate teaching professor in the department of psychology at Northeastern University and the director of the Master's in Mental Health Counseling at BGSP. He maintains a private practice in Brookline Village working with children, families and couples as well as individuals and groups. |
SecretaryCatherine Dubois, Psy.D. Board profile coming soon. |
NSGP Board of Directors
Amanda Naes, LICSW Amanda Neas, LICSW works in Private Practice in the Greater Boston area seeing children, adolescents, adults, and couples. She graduated from Stonehill College with a B.A. in Psychology and Fine Arts and went on to pursue her Master of Social Work degree from Salem State University. She worked in community agencies, schools, and clinics before transitioning full-time into private practice in 2017. She completed a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP) in 2022 and is currently a candidate in the Doctor of Psychoanalysis Program there. Amanda joined NSGP as part of the Conference Committee in 2021 and has since transitioned over to the Program Committee. She has participated in NSGP’s trainings and conferences over the last few years as well as seeking out ongoing group training at the Center for Group Studies in New York. Amanda thinks group work it of utmost importance and enjoys being part of an organization that supports and encourages people to learn more and get involved in groups. |
Anaïs Lugo-Guercio, OTAnaïs Lugo-Guercio, OT, received her master’s in occupational therapy from Tufts University. She has experience working in schools, with children from kindergarten to high school, and leading psycho-educational groups in the in-patient mental health setting. Anaïs is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion group leader, leading groups focused on identity, healing, and social justice. She is a member of NSGP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Her areas of interest include inclusive virtual communities. |
Michael Murray, LMHC, M.Ed., CGP Michael Murray, LMHC, M.Ed, CGP is a therapist and educational consultant. He has worked in K-12 education for twenty-two years, in programs for students with significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Most of his group experience is in leading groups with children and adolescents. Michael sees patients in his office in Cambridge, and consults with school districts about inclusion programming. He is adjunct faculty at Lesley University, teaching group dynamics. |
Alexandra (Sasha) Watkins, Ed.D., LMHC Alexandra (Sasha) Watkins, Ed.D., LMHC, has worked and volunteered in mental health and related fields for more than twenty years in the US and internationally. She is committed to affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on individual and organizational levels. As an MBA Support Services Associate Director at Harvard Business School, Sasha oversees DEI programming and is a point person for students seeking support around DEI-related issues. As the Director of Drawing on Strengths LLC, Sasha has run a program for neurodiverse adults since 2005. Finally, at Lesley University, Sasha teaches group dynamics and other courses from an identity-based perspective. She has facilitated long-term and short-term structured and unstructured groups in diverse clinical settings, including VA, psychiatric rehabilitation, college counseling, and private practice. Her scholarship focuses on identity, culture, and leadership. Sasha has been an NSGP member since 2009 and served on Conference and Nomination Committees. She currently Co-Chairs NSGP DEI Committee with Dr. Mary Alicia Barnes. |
Vanessa Gamble, PsyD, CGP Board profile coming soon. |
NSGP Past Presidents
1956-58 Herbert Barry, MD, Founder
1958-60 Lynn S. Beals, MD
1960-64 Stanley Kanter, MD
1964-66 Max Day, MD
1966-68 Norman A. Neiberg, Ph.D., FAGPA
1968-70 Jacob Christ, MD
1970-72 Henry Grunebaum, MD, FAGPA
1972-74 Donald Wexler, MD, FAGPA
1974-76 Franklin Carter, MD
1976-78 Lawrence Bader, Ph.D., FAGPA
1978-80 J. Scott Rutan, Ph.D., DFAGPA
1980-82 Anne Alonso, Ph.D., FAGPA
1982-84 Cecil A. Rice, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA
1984-86 Allan Lurvey, Th.D.
1986-88 Sharon S. Cheeseman, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA
1988-90 Suzanne L. Cohen, Ed.D., CGP, FAGPA
1990-92 Samuel R. James, Ed.D., ABPP, FAGPA
1992-94 Walker E. Shields, MD, CGP, FAGPA
1994-96 Steven Haut, LICSW, BCD
1996-98 Kathleen Hubbs Ulman, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA
1998-00 Arnold Cohen, Ph.D.
2000-02 Richard C. Tomb, MD
2002-04 Joyce D. Shields, APRN, BC, CGP
2004-06 Lise Motherwell, Psy.D., CGP
2006-08 Barbara Keezell, LICSW, BCD, CGP
2008-10 Eleanor Counselman, Ed.D., CGP, FAGPA
2010-12 Sara Emerson, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA
2012-14 Peter Gumpert, Ph.D.
2014-16 Debora Carmichael, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA
2016-18 Steffen Fuller, Ph.D., CGP
2018-20 Ann Koplow, LICSW, CGP
2020-22 Jennifer DeSouza, MSW, LICSW, CGP
2022- Guy R. Croteau, LICSW, CGP